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PsyCLE is a 3-year project involving over 30 United Kingdom universities to develop multimedia resources for introductory psychology courses. Our goal is to support active learning and encourage students to form a sound understanding of concepts under study. The developments focus on interactive tasks, illustrative case study material, and tools to support critical thinking and analysis. We discuss the rationale for the approach adopted and describe the developed resources and their evaluation and use.
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The work described in this paper was supported by a grant from the Higher Education Funding Council for England under the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme.
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Hammond, N., Mckendree, J. & Scott, P. The PsyCLE project: Developing a psychology computer-based learning environment. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 28, 336–340 (1996). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204793
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